Door-hanger



L. KULES.

DOOR HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.23, 1920.

1,384,325. Patented July 12, 1921.

l tij tr D O l 7 M IIIII'M 0' inh iE 0 1'1 O O MW 12 I0 I! O [M O [gala ales INVZNTOR ATTORNEY LEO RULES, or MO NT WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA,

DOOR-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J ly 12 1921 Application filed August 23, 1920. Serial No. 405,380.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEO KULns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mount ashington, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Door-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to door hangers, and more particularly to a door hanger specially adapted for use in connection with garage doors of the sectional type.

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a door hanger of simple construction and operation whereby the hingedly connected sections of a garage door may be readily suspended, the line of suspension being coincident with the hinge axis so as to permit turning of the door about curves of short radius. A further object is it provide a hanger of light weight which possesses the necessary strength and rigidity and may be readily manufactured from sheet metal at small cost. Further objects will appear from the detailed description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view of the hanger as applied.

Fig. 2 is a side view.

Fig. 3 is a section taken substantially on line 33 of Fig. 1.

This hanger is intended more particularly as an improvement over the hanger dis closed in my application #378835 filed May 4th, 1920, the object being to provide a hanger of simplified construction in which the means for receiving the suspending bolt serves also to reinforce the hanger. In the present form of my invention, I provide a housing 1 of substantially inverted U-shape which is formed by bending from sheet metal of suitable gage. Within this housing is mounted a grooved pulley or wheel 2 upon a pin 3 secured through the arms of the housing, this wheel being adapted to travel upon a track which is, in practice, of substantial Lshapeand extends above the doorway and about one side of the garage. Inner arm 1- of housing 1 extends below pulley 2 and has its central portion pressed out to provide an outwardly projecting reinforcing element 5. A bracket 6, which is formed by bending from sheet metal and is of substantial elongated U-shape, has'the inner ends of its end arms secured to the outer 5 5 face of element 5 by riveting or in any other sultablemanner. This bracket extends substantially the full length of element 5 and cooperates therewith to reinforce arm 4 of houslng l'so as to impart the desired rigid- 1ty thereto and prevent bending of this arm.

The end arms of bracket 6 are provided with alined apertures which receive the upper port on of a suspending bolt 7 the upper end port on of whichis threaded to receive an ad usting nutS positioned adjacent to the inner face of the upper end arm of bracket 6, and a lock nut 9 positioned above the bracket. By means of these two nuts the bolt 7 may be readily adjusted vertically and secured in adjustment. This bolt is provided at its lower end with a head 10 which serves as a stop element for the lowermost one of interengaging sleeves 11 of adacent hinge leaves 12 secured to adjacent door sections 13. The bolt thus serves as a pintle for the hinge connecting the doors and the doors may be readily adjusted vertically to fit the door opening and may also be readily moved about curves of short radlus. By extending the bracket 6 above the ax s of wheel 2 any tendency of the doors to swing outwardly toward the door opening is eliminated, and the bracket, as well as the upper portion of the bolt inserted through the bracket, serves to materially reinforce the housing thus rendering it possible to use comparatively light material, and producing a hanger of light weight and great strength which may be manufactured at very small post.

The upper and lower arms of the bracket 6 are spaced apart sufficiently to engage a substantial portion of the length of the bolt 7 and thereby prevent the bolt from rocking or wabbling movement.

hat I claim is 1. In a door hanger, a housing formed of a strip of sheet metal bent into substantially inverted U-shape, a bracket of substantially elongated U-shape secured to the outer face of one arm of the housing, and a suspending bolt secured through the ends of the bracket and adapted to be inserted through the interengaging sleeves of adjacent hinge leaves. 1

2. In a door hanger, a housing formed of a strip of sheet metal bent into substantially inverted U-shape, a wheel rotatably' mounted in the housing, a bracket of substantially elongated U-shape secured to the outer face of one arm of the housing and extending I substantially the full length thereofla suspending bolt secured through the ends of the bracket, and an adjusting nut carried by the said bolt and supported by said bracket.

3. In a door hanger, a housing of substantiallyinverted U-shape, a bracket of substantially elongated U-shape secured at its ends to the outer face of one arm of the housing and disposed longitudinally thereof, and a suspending bolt secured through the ends of the bracket.

4. In a door hanger, a-l1ousing of substantially inverted U-shap'e, and a bracket of substantially elongated U-shape secured at its ends to the outer faceof one arm of the housing and disposed longitudinally thereof, a suspending bolt, an adjusting nut carried by the said bolt and supported by said bracket, and a lock nut also carried by said said bracket being adapted forreception of 30 a suspending bolt.

6. In a door hanger, a housing, a Wheel rotatably mounted in said housing, a bracket carriedgby said housing, and a suspending bolt extending through said bracket, the said bracket engaging a sul'licient length of said bolt to prevent substantial rocking thereof.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

LEO KULE S. 

